nitric acid
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1. acid used especially in the production of fertilizers and explosives and rocket fuels (noun.substance)
hypernym | : | acid, |
definition | : | any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt (noun.substance) |
derivation | : | nitrate, |
definition | : | treat with nitric acid, so as to change an organic compound into a nitrate (verb.change) |
derivation | : | nitrify, |
definition | : | convert into nitric acid, nitrous acid, or nitrate, especially with the action of nitrobacteria (verb.change) |
derivation | : | nitrate, |
definition | : | treat with nitric acid, so as to change an organic compound into a nitrate (verb.change) |
derivation | : | nitrify, |
definition | : | convert into nitric acid, nitrous acid, or nitrate, especially with the action of nitrobacteria (verb.change) |
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